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Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-16
Was This nItnd Readfne2

A Boston gentleman recently related experience which he did not seem to regard as either enjoyable or amusing, but which he was willing to own<was curious. He went with friend to call on 8 young lady who is famous in her particular circle for her pow CTS of mind reading, and the remark with which his introduction was acknowledged was:
 ''1 am very happy to meet you, MT. A., you will be wiser not to go."
 He regarded the young woman with a look of dazed anazement, and reflected that as he had mentioned to living being the fact that he was considering the wisdom of removing to Chicago to engage in business, nobody could have given his hostess hint to speak in this manner.
 "Why not?" he stammered and then be- fore she could speak he added: ''I am sure do not know what you mean"
 The lady smiled serenely and motioned him to chair.
 stPlease be seated she said. Then turn ing again toward MT. A. with the air of en- toying his bewilderment, she went on: ''You are so heartily out of conceit with Chicago and you are so fond of the East, that you wouldn't stay. You would only force your self to hold on until you were well estab- lished and by that time you would have worn out your endurance and would give up every thing to come back"
 ''Now I'd said that to myself hundred times" MT. A. commented in relating the in cident. "But how in the world did she know? I felt as if my whole back bone were creeping up to hide under my shirt collar; and for my part I think it was horri bly, impertinent of her to spring that kind of thing on me the first minute 1 set eyes on her. Anyway 1t was devilish unpleasant"
 He was so overcome by this reception that he did not recover his self-possession during the entire call.
 ''And there X. sat-" he further unbur- it the best joke in the world. Heavensl He's going to marry her, and when he comes home at night she'll tell him how many glasses Of punch he has drunk, and all about the girl he admired in the horse car. Deucedly pleasant time he'll have. Fancy living in the house with woman who knows what you think as we'll as you do yourself. Why, I'd rather break stones on the street."
Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-16

Both houses of the Michigan legislature have passed bill amending the libel law so as to prevent any person recovering be- yond actual damages a greater sum than $5, 900. This is reasonable measure.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-16

at last-oh death, indeed thou hast thy sting" He hears the speeches of the cast, but cannot see a blessed thing. Blim- bangl Explosions next engage -confa- gratlon's lurid glint; and then he mutters in his rage some words it wouldn't do to print. ''I've paid my dollar just to be shut out by such thing as that! An, hal" he cried, q think see scheme to play upon that hat!!' Excuse me, madame, fnext he said, f'but will you be so very kind and take that busi- ness off your head so we may see who sit be- hind." She only turned-and such look! Enough to crush statue flat. And he, poor chap he fairly shook-but she retained her monster hat. Poor chap! he turned fiery red. "Now!" he exclaimed, ''she'n have a ft!" He clapped his hat upon his head, then waited for little bit. Then ''those be- hind" at once begin to raise an awful row thereat, which only makes the fellow grin. ''Take off that hattl! Take off that hat!!I' Now when in front the maiden heard these words her mind was sore distressed; for not perceiving, she inferred the protest was to her addressed. So in confusion she united her hat and blushed at sounds of mirth. "And now," the scheming fellow cried, ''perhaps I'll get my dollars worth.'
Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-16
lz,w HAVEN CONN, WEDNESDAY MORNING.

weighed less than 1. IT'S pounds, aud 1 ton weighed less than 1, TOO pounds. The weight of the lowest ton was ,674 pounds.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-16

HouRs--1o a. m. to 1s m, 9 to 4. 2 to p. m.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06
An Exncrt Whisky Tastcn

"When you hear people talk about this
whisky or that being good, said an agent of
a wholesale liquor house who was just re-
turning from trip to Kentucky, "you can
say to yourself that the whisky may be either
good or bad and that the man who drinks
and smacks his lips knows nothing at all
about it, Telling good whisky from bad is
an art which few people acquire. | buy
thousands of barrels of whisky every year,
and as buy on my own judgment it is not
conceted in me to say that know something
about the business. In the first place, no man
can be n judge of whisky who drinks it, For
two years have tasted whisky dozens of
times day, but in all that time have not
drunk as much as gill. a glass Of whisky
n day would destroy my usefulness. Drink
ing the liquor blunts the fine sense of taste q
whisky expert must possess, and absolute
temperance is the first essential. More than
that, man must have fine natural taste to
begin with, and must be careful what he eats
or drinks. can't eat onion, or cheese, or
drink beer, or even soda water or any highly
spiced food and retain that keen taste on
which Id be willing to base al order for fifty
or 100 barrels of whisky When started in
this business spent three months educating
my taste, going to the cellar three times daily
and smelling of $50 casks of whisky of diff
ferent brands AT the end of that period
was taken blindfol,ed into that cellar, and
as they rolled the barrels up to me l told
them every brand simply through my olfac-
tories
"Reputation is everything i'll the whisky
business. There are il the trade about 1000
brands, with about forty brands in the lead
as the generally popular goods. 1 can tell
every one of these by taste or smell, just as
surely as if were reading the brands on tho
ends of tho casks. The professional whisky
faster always dlutes the liquor with water,
and sometimes he heats the water and whisky
together after mixing. His taste is so fine as
to he almost nfall.ble, aud it is next to i'm
possible to fool him. The men who guzzle
liquor may be able to tell high proof goods
from that which is rank and raw, but that is
about all they can Do. Whisky regulations
are made or marred by the professional
tasters, and it is OH their judgment and die
tum that the trade is carried on AS you
may imagine, man with good mouth for
whisky is likely to find his taste source Of
satisfactory profit. Chicago Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06
How the Kaiser Escaped.

! had myself been in Berlin when both
attacks were made upon the life of the em-
peror-when Hoedle shot at him from the
crowd, and Nobling from window over.
looking the celebrated street, Unter den
Linden. A curious little incident occurred
upon the latter occasion. AS tho emperor was
going to bis afternoon drive in the Thergar-
ten, lie asked all attendant standing in the
hall Of the palace why such an unusual and
gayly dressed crowd thronged the streets
"They go to see the shah of Persia, your
majesty" was the answer
"Ah, then also must put on gala attire, "
the emperor remarked, shilling, aud forth.
with took from table his PI-lssian helmet,
replacing with its steel plating the military
cloth cap which he had before placed on his
head When a few hours later he was
brought back to the palace, wounded and
bleeding. the helmet was dented in several
places where the mixed shot used by Nobling
had struck against the metal Had the ul,-
resisting cloth 'been there instead, who can
tell how different the ending of the tragedy
might have been?
Two or three days after the attempted
assassination, the old monarch asked to sec
the clothes he had worn on that fatal day
Looking at the military cap, rld,lled with
shot, and the dents iii the eagle capped hel
met, he turned to those standing 10y his bed
side, and with tears in his eyes said, pointing
to the marks of the bullets: "Thank God, i,
was not one of my own Berlin men who did
that."-Blackwood Magazine.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06
Socinl Imnurity in India.

1t appears from recently published statistics
that there are scventy-one districts in India
where social impurity is licensed and regu-
lated as business or "trade" And it is an
interesting fact that in all these districts
Christianity is very weak Thus in Bombay,
city vf CA, ,405 inhabitants, only per cent
of the natives are even protesting Christians.
In Benares, where Christian missionaries
have worked so long and faithfully out of n
population of 175, ,1ss there are less than $50
of the native citizens counted as Christians
In Jullunder the Preshytcrians Of the country
have built fine school, and have done faith
full missionary work. And yet there are only
seventy seven Christians in Jullunder, out OF
a population of 5O0G7. Peshawur has a popu-
'ation of 5S,515, of whom only seventeen are
Christians.
"These figures" says The Christian Com
monwealth, "describe the condition Of things
in seats of uncleanlincss. Is it not obvious
that what was too foul and hellish for per-
petuation in England is destructive of all the
moral cdifice which we have been seeking to
build up in British India! We seek to purge
India of its idolatry with wonderful success
in many districts But in others the Chris
tian government is surrounding our missiona-
ries with sinks of bestial scnsuality, and their
civil officers and military men on furlough or
retirement come home and sneer at the results
of mission work i'll the presidencies of Hind
ostan. New York Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06
SMUGGLING BOGUS oPALs.


How q Designing Mexican Took in q
Railroad Man-IngeniOus Scheme.
Among the little souvenirs which visitors
from abroad like to secure in visit to Paso
del Norto none are more popular than opas.
In the first place the stone at its best is ex-
tremely handsome, and in the second place
there is 10 difficulty dropping few of them
in ones vest pocket and smuggling them
across the frontier into the United States.
Thus the visitor has not only the pleasure Of
securing gem at q low figure, but has also
tho gratifying consciousness that he has done
something smart.
1t is said that this has been going on for
some time, and has melted q number of sharp
Mexicans to the manufacture Of imitation
opals, which they have sold in large quanti-
ties. "A railroad man engaged on the Southern,
Pacific admitted to your correspondent few
days ago that he had been 'taken in" by ono
of the willy venders of glass gems" His
headquarters are at New Orleans, and in the
discharge of his duties he makes frequent
visits to FL Paso On one of these occasions
called opals, for which he paid what would
have been about one-third of their value had
they been genuine. He said:
~ took them down to New Orleans to be
set in scarf pins, and when the jeweler saw
them he looked curious, stuck magnifier in
bis eye and told me the things were glass
They were fine limitations and worth about
sl.25 n gross. want to meet the Mexican
that sold 'em to me just once before die"
1t is said that the trade in these bogus stones
in the little Mexican town has been extensive,
and the gentleman referred to states that
many Americans have been swindled. The
scheme is ingenious. for the purchaser, know
ing that he is breaking the law in smuggling
them over, is sure to keep the supposititious
gems securely hidden until he gets well away
from Ell Paso. The usual mode of operation
is as follows: a dilapidated Mexican ap-
proaches the tourist and inquiries in broken
English whether he wants to buy any opals,
adding that he has some he mined himself. A
box of stones Of different sizes is produced,
and e prices asked are about third less
than those Of the stores. The vender is al
ways ready to add picturesque effect to the
swindle Iy narrating his adventures in get
ting the stones, and the meeting generally
terminates in purchase. OF course all his
wares are counterfeit.
The opal is the aristocrat Of gems, and as
far as an expert is concerned it is impossible
to make an imitation that will deceive. But
most people are familiar with the general
appearance only, and that is pretty well simu-
lated by the Mexican makers.
The police have reason to believe that the
bogus opals are made at Paso del Norte, and
are watching the establishment in which they
suspect the stones to- be made. 1t is scarcely
necessary to say that no established business
house has any connection with the matter.
The industry is a purely local one, for if it
were practiced where smuggling did not exist,
the purchaser would find out at the first jew
elry store that he had been victimized.-
Houston Cor. Jewellers Weekly.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06
Wrapping and FASTING Newspapers.

The work of wrapping and pasting news
papers preparatory to mailing has developed
into an art. In various printing Offices
throughout the city over 500 persons are en-
ployed in this occupation. To become nm
expert at the business requires nearly seven
months of strict attention. In all these arc
only half dozen unusually rapid nalers i,
the business. Four of these are employed in
two publication houses on Spruce and Beck
man streets, who make speciality of mailing
weekly newspapers. The greatest number of
"single slips" that any one of these has folded
and pasted within tho hour is 1000. To
wrap and paste four page paper these cx
perts would require five seconds for each
copy, At that rate they could deliver 700
copies to the postoflice within the hour Five
distinct movements are used in folding n four
page paper There is much competition in
the work, each employer doing his utmost to
prepare the greatest number within the hour.
Very frequently wagers are made on the re-
suit. One of the best mailers says that
women are always found to be verv pro-
f1cient at the work. Their fingers are ninible,
but their love of talk Injuries their chances of
advancement. Tho men get good wages,
their bills averaging $50 per week. The
women receive S12 per week Others are
paid on time and piece work and occasionally
make more than the men.-New York Mail
and Express.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06
The Diversions of swelldom.

1t Is getting to be diversion with our
s"ells to visit the Bowery variety theaters /
am fond of the variety theuter myself. There
is always some good acting of its kind to he
seen there and even when the acting is not
over 1ne or the fun over refined, it is nnus
ing, SO drop in for an idle hour once in /,
while and see IN act or two, watch a clog
dance and listen to n banjo solo. And hoye
noticed lately TINT some faces not unfamiliar
to me on the avenue she'd the light of their
patronage on the playhouse of the proletari,r
l can remember some years ago when il wus
the fad with the riskier young women of
upper tendon to put on their thchest wells
and have themselves escorted to certnin rc.
sorts on Sixth avenue, not unknown to the
police. The variety theater is rather mild
excitement after this, and is not likely tn
bring about such scene as once shared i. nt
tho Elnplro Garden, when certain lively
broker OF my acquaintance discovered his
"lle and his sister with couple Of friends
and Columbia college brother for escort.
taking in the revels Of the night.
But when beauty and fashion lend their
c"nntenance to the dog fight and cock pit,
there isJo philosophy i'll being astonishcd at
any minor eccentricity they may ilslulge in.
Several times during the winter just passed q
young chulclman, whom l know and who
has n fancy for sporting dogs and fowl, has
entertained his friends, male and female, with
the diversions of the fancy. He owns hand.
some place in the upper part of the town,
whose situation is quite isolated enough to
mold 1t from interference from the police.
Inc arrangement of his cellar as a field for
the belllcose exercises of his pets and the ac
commodatlon of his guests is quite ingenious
have never taken advantage of his invita-.
tlois to participate in these festivals have
no fancy for the sport. But know that he
has had full houses several times since last
Christmas and that the guests who euioycd
his hospitality would be very much EN-.
barassed SO sec their names in print.-Alfred
Trumble in New York News
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06
DOGS DYING FOR SCIENCE,

Novel Method of Reproducing All Acci-
dent-rreatment of Patient.
DIR. b. +. Curtis has been conducting a
series of experiments on living animals to as.
certain, if possible. the effects of injuries i'll
hicted on and within the abdomen of man,
from the analogy with animals and the re-
suits of injuries to their bellies. Also, the
best method Of treating such accidents. His
paper gives the results of these inquiries, and
is considered Of especial interest by the pro-
fesslon. His experiments, or yivisections,
were chiefly performed at the Carnegie
laboratory. Among other experiments the
"buffer' accident was artiticially reproduced
BY the "buffer accident" is meant the acci-
dent which so frequently takes place in freight
yards caused by mans being mashed be-
tween the buffers of two cars 1t has ALWAYS
proved fatal
DR.. Curtis method of reproducing this acci-
dent was quite novel. A large dog was given
sufficient ether to be put well under its effects.
While unconscious he was placed on the floor
on his back and heavy lead weights were
dropped on different parts of his abdomen
from various heights, to ascertain the amount
OF force necessary to rupture the organs
within the abdominal cavity-a matter about
which there has been much dispute among
surgeons, most of whom claim that very con-
siderable force is necessary.
After tho weight had been dropped the dog
was placed on tho operating table He had
previously been thoroughly washed and had
his belly shaven clean. Stimulants whisky
and atrophia were administered hypodermic-
ally, and al incision made down the middle
OF the belly from the region of the heart to
the groins. The abdominal cavity was found
in badly mangled state. The stomach aud
other viscera were badly broken up. Several
iupturcs were found in the intestines. These
and all tho other wounds were sutured after
the Lambert-C Czerney method and all washed
with antiseptic solutions after the blood
clots, etc, had been successfully removed.
Then the wound in the abdomen was closed,
and an ingenious set of bandages affixed.
The dog was then taken to the cellar of the
building, where, with the janitor's assistance.
DIR. Curtis had arranged dog hospital. An
empty coal vault ton by twelve feet in size
had been fitted with two dozen soap boxes
placed along the walls, likes beds in hos.
pital ward. Each box contained bed of old
cotton, and each bed n dog. There were dogs
of all sizes-great GROWERS and little bow.
wows-each dog being secured to his bed with
chain. The dog who was the subject of the
experiment above described was a very sick
dog for several weeks, but pulled through
and was made the subject of several subse
quent experiments, until at last he died i,
one of unusual severity. Almost every DOS
able accident that occurs to the human abdo
men from without WINS reproduced on The
dogs, and oil tho latest suggestions of tn.
most advanced scientists tested. Tho numbe,
OF dogs Experimental on was large, most Of
them losing their lives in the cause of science
New York Cor. Globe Democrat.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06
THE SEA BREEZE AND THE SCARF.

Hung on the easement that looked DER the main
Fluttered a scarf Of blue:
And a gay bold breeze paused to flutter and teas.
This trifc of delicate hue;
"You are lovtlier far than the proud skies are,
He said, with q voice that sighed;
"You are fairer to me than the beautiful sea;
Oh, why do you stay here and hide!
"You are wasting your life in this dull, darl
rcom;"
And he fonded her silken folds;
"O'er the easement lean but little, NV queen.
And see what the great world holds
How the wonderful blue of your matchlcss lne
Cheapens both sea and sky!
You are far too bright to be hidden from sight,
Come, fly with me, darling, fly."
Tender his whisper and sweet his caress,
Flattered and pleased was she;
The arms Of her lover lifted her over
The easement out to sea;
Close to his breast she was fondly pressed,
Kissed once by his laughing mouth;
Then dropped to her grave in the cruel wave,
While the wind went whistling south.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox in Home knowledge.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06
BROTHER GARDNGR'S REPRlMAND.
The Lime Kiln Club Wants Dixnity-N",
too Much. but lust Enough


"While l doan' want to seem capsbus or
ober pertickler," said Brother Gardner, as
the meeting was called to order "tlar' am a
few things desiah to call your atte,,shun to
at dis time. Heretofo' muffin has been said
when members sat in de lneetin' am ate her
rings. Dat purceetlin' must now be stopped,
Dey might have eaten smoked herrngs in de
Roman senate, but dat was in anoder aiee.
an perhaps dc smell wasn't SO bad.
"Some of You members walk in heah wild a
raw onion i'll one pocket and cold biscuit in
tie odder, an You sot an MUNICH, an MUNICH
an sot until dere am not dry eye around
you. AFTER dis eavenin' Sich things must be
left at home.
''Sartin members git i'll de back seats an
| remove dcir shoes am whittle off DER toe
nails, pair down dcir CONS, an rub away at
| DER stone bruises Kin such proceedings he
witnessed i'll congress. From dis night out
de member who is cotch in sich u performance
will receive paralyZing shock
"Sartin members hev got into de habit of
elevatin' dcir hooiS on top of de stove an
winder stills an takin' things powerful easy.
w hen dat triangle sounds hereafter all hoofs
mus he OH tie floor, an if it becomes necessary
to elevate EN- an applicashun sent to the
seckretary's desk will probably be favorably
acted upon.
"a few sartin members hev bin in de habit
of slippin' out of de room wilout akin per-
mishun, rs purv,led fur in de by laws.
hereby warn SIGH pnssons dat de nex' one who
slips out will slip iii great deal faster, fur
shall he at de outer door iii pusson to help
him.
I'VE want dignity-not too nuch but jist
'nutf uoau' want so much dignity here Il nt
can't wink to Samuel Shin to jab pin into
Elder Too,s when de latter geni'lan begins to
snore i'll his sleep, or dat Kurnel Cahoots will
carry off a rrsohshion i'll his pocket beknSc
he am afearetl to present it. If n members
cons ache he kin withdraw to dc auntyroom
an cajolc wild 'em. If lie tiah bells rings one
or two members kin step softly out an post
deir selves on de location of dc hungerin'
flames. doan' want to be too strict, but l
shall insist on de same dignity heall as kin he
found i'll de state lcgislachur, an de sooner
you all nccustom yourselves to dc change de
better it will be fur you Detroit Free Press.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06
An Organ Grinders Talk.

Perhaps you think we organ grinders have
an easy time of it. Well, youtiy car! ;tis one
of these heavy instruments aronl.l IL! day
and YOU may change your mil& !ices it
pay. Well, that depends upon yerit' ca,ital.
You see, the majority Of us hlr The urcans
by the dny An organ rIayns ;I,, latest
and most popular tunes cost, mere Than this
old thing I've got here, which only s..nds out
what you Americans call cllrsnut> OF course
if you can give tLetublic gpoI inusi,, YOU at
tract larger crowd and run tine chance
ofcollecting more pennies. have taken
in as much as 81 and g, il u day
with q new organ. / make m":e money
in the poorer parts of the city. The
people in the tenement houses trent me
the best. There are only three or four places
i'll New York where you can hire essans and
SO they charge us pretty well for them You
can get an old organ like this for 81 Il day,
but those playing the latest tunes come as
high as 90 and $3.50 q day. Yes, you can
hire monkeys too, but I've found them more
of a nuisance than anything else They
please the children, but they are apt to get
into trouble by biting some ono or stealing
something when they go into the windows
after pennies. A monkey is treacherous
beast and you never know what he is going
to do next.-Brooklyn Eagle Rambler"